NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

[Robin Laing]

Steve Searle wrote:
> Around 08:29pm on Friday, May 22, 2009 (UK time), Mike Cloaked scrawled:
> 
>> So imagine that there is a newbie Linux user starting to read this list and
>> he/she just happens to own one single machine that just happens to have an
>> Nvidia graphics card - are you suggesting that people on this list tell this
>> new user to go away and buy a better machine with the "appropriate"
>> hardware, simply because Fedora default install does not support his/her
>> graphics card. C'mon now - be reasonable! He/she will likely go look for
>> another Linux distro!
> 
> A newbie Linux user is probably better off starting with a different
> distro, and moving onto Fedora once they have some experience and
> believe it meets their needs better.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 

I agree with this and normally don't give anyone a copy of Fedora.  But 
I feel that it isn't good for Linux as a whole to put down any hardware 
choices.

The problem here is copyrights and patent issues.  Attack the 
government, not users.  I find that my nVidia works great, most of the 
time with the closed source driver, but I cannot get any xorg or kernel 
support because I need 3D.  I have to go with what hardware is available 
when needed.  So Kevin, what would you suggest for upgrades or new 
purchases?

I have had issues with Fedora using nVidia, ATI and Intel over the years 
so I don't know what I would suggest for someone that needs a good 3D 
graphics card.  No different that some of my Windows only friends.

-- 
Robin Laing